New Delhi: Polling in the second and final phase will be conducted today for 93 Assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat. Voting will also be held in by-elections to six assembly seats in five states and the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, where the Samajwadi Party is locked in a high-voltage contest with the BJP. Here are Live Updates on Elections 2022:Get NDTV UpdatesTurn on notifications to receive alerts as this story develops.Dimple Yadav Alleges BJP Leaders Giving Cash To Voters, Seeks ActionSamajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav, who will contest today’s Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri, has alleged hundreds of BJP leaders and workers are distributing cash and liquor at the constituency. Ms Yadav, the wife of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, in a tweet tagged the Election Commission of India and sought action. “Hundreds of BJP leaders and workers have gathered at Hotel Palm, Station Road, Mainpuri, and are continuously distributing liquor and money. Election Commission should take cognisance of the matter,” she tweeted in Hindi.Akhilesh Yadav’s Uncle Shivpal Yadav Says Drones Being Used To Monitor His HomeA day ahead of the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief and Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav alleged drones are being used to monitor his party workers and his home. He also claimed that the district administration and the police conducted raids on the residences of Samajwadi Party workers. “Block chief Takha Preeti Yadav’s husband Dhruv Yadav alias Chini was taken to custody. When I received the information, I talked to senior officials and then they freed him,” Mr Yadav claimed while talking to the reporters on Sunday. He termed it a “murder of democracy”.Mainpuri Bypoll: Akhilesh Yadav, Wife Dimple To Vote In Saifai TodaySamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav will cast their votes in Saifai for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha by-election today. The Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat fell vacant after party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav’s death on October 10. Dimple Yadav, a former MP, is the party candidate in Mainpuri.Featured Video Of The DayWatch: Rahul Gandhi Dances As ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ Enters Rajasthan
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